State Superintendent Glenda Ritz, a Democrat, told the Senate Appropriations Committee during last session that schools need increased funding.

State Board of Education member Brad Oliver drew applause from a packed room at the October meeting when he urged his fellow board members to get back to being student centered. His comments were timely because student achievement is improving by every measure in Indiana. Our state has taken the lead in implementing bold policies that ensure the interests of schoolchildren, not politics, are put first.

However, just days after Oliver's public plea, our state superintendent is playing politics again. Superintendent Glenda Ritz has made several public comments on her fear of being removed as the chairwoman of the Indiana Board of Education. She has also expressed disdain over a strategic planning committee to move our state even further down the path of student success. At some point, Hoosiers need to ask themselves if Ritz is more worried about politics and power than overseeing a continued increase in student achievement.

Tim Griffin

Indianapolis

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Is Glenda Ritz more interested in politics than students?

State Board of Education member Brad Oliver drew applause from a packed room at the October meeting when he urged his fellow board members to get back to being student centered.